NATIONAL Integration Minister Vinayagamurthy Muralitharan who was at one time a close aide of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran said yesterday that the latter was always a coward, and it had now been proven.
Mr. Muralitharan flew to Mullaitivu last evening to identify the body of Prabhakaran. He confirmed that it was Prabhakaran’s body.
“I told the media several times that Prabhakaran was a coward. He never went to the battle front. He encouraged a lot of his cadres to swallow cyanide or carry out suicide attacks. Nevertheless, he never did it. Even at the last moment, he had tried to escape into the jungle with a small team when the army attacked him,” Mr. Muralitharan who is informally known as Karuna Amman said.
He said that the fate that befell most other terrorist leaders befell Prabhakaran as well, and it was a reality.
“The entire country has now been liberated from terrorism. It is a blessing for the nation. Tamil people have now realized it,” he said.
Mr. Muralitharan was the LTTE’s eastern commander in the past, and he broke away from the organization in 2004 following a rift with the leadership. He also participated in peace talks during the previous UNP regime representing the LTTE.
(Courtesy: Daily Mirror)
